Balance Power gains thumbs up for 50MW UK battery

• Building of the project found at Upton Lane in Hampshire will begin later this year

Balance Power has been provided advancement authorization by Test Valley Council for a 50MW/100 megawatt-hour battery storage project at Upton Lane in Hampshire, England.

The project was met support from the neighborhood and also will certainly start building and construction later in the year, the company said.

Balance Power has currently taken 32 energy projects through to planning permission, delivering 352MW.

A more 1200MW of battery storage as well as solar projects are under advancement nationwide, it added.

Balance Power chief executive Phil Thompson said: "Our objective is to power a carbon-free future for everyone, without compromising the special biodiversity and also charm right here in the UK.

" As ecological pressures are appropriately resulting in outdated, polluting generators being deactivated, it is essential these old sources of energy are changed with a mix of clean and also renewable alternatives.

" Versus the backdrop of the continuous energy crisis, we boast of our collaborate with Test Valley Council.

" The project will certainly play a vital role in balancing distribution, securing the grid, and also safeguarding customers from fuel poverty over the long term."